2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final
Day: 4
Event Info

2008 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Monte Carlo

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$3,198,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$15,764
Prize Pool
$13,393,124
Entries
842
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000

David Miara Eliminated in 18th Place ($73,325)

David Miara
David Miara
David Miara was eliminated from the tournament after losing a coinflip to Isaac "westmenloAA" Baron. The hand saw Baron open the pot with a 44,000 pre-flop raise and Miara re-popped it to 164,000 from the button, leaving himself with approximately 225,000 behind. Action then folded back around to Baron who moved all in, putting Miara to a decision for all of his chips. Miara made the call and tabled a pocket pair of tens; Baron turned over {A-Hearts}{J-Spades}.

Miara held the lead in the hand through the turn, as the board had filled out {7-Spades}{5-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}, but the {J-Hearts} on the river dropped a bomb on Miara's final-table hopes, sending the devastated youngster home with $73,325 in prize money.

With the win, Baron jumped way past one million in chips and currently sits with right around 1.36 million.

Tags: David Miara

Media Tournament Underway

It's smooth sailing in and out of the Main Event tournament area now, as a majority of the media is currently taking part in a PokerStars-sponsored freeroll tournament on the other side of media row.

Boekhoff Extracts Revenge Against Hachem

While it may have been a small pot, Thomas Boekhoff just got some of his chips back from Joe Hachem after calling the former world champ down to the river with middle pair. Boekhoff checked-called a Hachem bet on a {10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} flop, and another when the {8-Spades} fell on the turn. The last card off the deck was the {9-Spades} and both players knuckled the table, opting to move straight to the showdown.

"Do I have to show first?" Boekhoff asked the dealer, who nodded, prompting Boekhoff to turn over {Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for a single pair of tens. As it turned out, that was all he needed to win the 100,000+ pot, as Hachem mucked. Boekhoff now has right around 400,000 in chips.

Tags: Joe Hachem

Big Hands, No Action

With the action folded to him in the small blind, Joe Hachem turned to the man on his left, Isaac Baron, and said, "I know you'll move in on me, so I'll give you a walk, one time," as he mucked his cards. Baron peeked at his cards for the first time and turned up {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}.

On the very next deal, Hachem folded on the button, and Baron gave up the small blind, only to see the big blind, Robin Keston, flash {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}.

Next hand in, Hachem raised from the cutoff and got no takers. He showed J-J as he raked in the blinds and antes.

Tags: Isaac BaronJoe HachemRobin Keston

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000